Watch-protector.



No. 797,294. PATENTED AUG. 15, 1905. N. E. LANDIN.

WATCH PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED APIL15, 1905,

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 15, 1905.

Application filed April 15, 1905. Serial No, 255,698.

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Be it known that I, NILs F. LANDIN, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VVatch-Protectors, of which the following is a speci fication.

This invention relates to in'iproven'ients in watch protectors or safetydevices which safely secure the watch in the pocket, so that same cannotbe lost or stolen. At the same time my novel watch-protector is soconstructed that the watch may be released therefrom very easily,quickly, and conveniently whenever the wearer desires to take out thewatch for the purpose of reading the time.

My novel watch-protector consists solely of two separate parts, andtherefore it can be manufactured very cheaply. The one part is stampedout of one piece and then bent, and the other part consists solely of abent wire, forming thus a double pin.

Uwing to the construction of the device, same is easily attached togarments and detached therefrom and works very reliably.

The device is preferably secured in the gentlemans vest-pocket, wherethe watch is usually carried, and it may also be secured on ladiesshirt-waists when the watch is worn visible to the eye. This safetydevice, however, may also be used in connection with one of thewell-known clasps having a ring for securing pocket-books in gentlemenspockets, or a number of dollar-bills may be directly held together bysuch a clasp with ring and the latter secured within the protector, sothat any loss either by theft or losing is prevented.

The invention further consists in a special construction of the deviceand the arrangement of parts.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whicl1--Figure 1 represents in top plan view a watch-protector which embodies myinvention. Fig, 2 shows same in bottom view. Fig. 3 illustrates thedevice in side elevation. Fig. 4. is a back ViCW of the device. Fig. 5shows in back view a modification, and Fig. 6 illustrates a clasp withring holding bills together.

Similar characters of reference denote like parts in all the figures.

Tn the drawings, (1/ represents the base-plate or body, which has anelongated and elastic center spring 7), which extends nearly over thewhole length of the basi-z-plate or body o This s iiring-tongue isstamped out simultaneously with the plate and then bent into theposition shown in Fig. 3. Likewise all the parts of the plate arestamped out at once with the plate and then bent into the requiredpositions, so that all these parts are integral with the plate, wherebythe cost of manufacture is greatky reduced. The spring-tongue bisprovided on its right-hand end with a small downward projection (1,whose function will be explained farther down.

Just opposite the elongated spring-tongue there is a short tongue (I,which is first bent upward and then around, so that its front end i!overlaps the end of the spring-tongue (Z, as shown particularly in Fig.3. This short tongue (Z has an opening (1. (idhown in Fig. Through thisopening passes the projection c of the spring-tongue when, same ispressed down.

At the left-hand end the base-plate is provided with two shortcatchcs orhooks w, bent downward, as shown in F 3, and having its inner side piecebent upward, forming there the catches proper, d r", as shown in Figs.'1 and t. These catches or hooks engage a double pin when the device isworn. The right-haml. portion of the base-plate or body a has two sideflanges ff in the same horizontal plane with the body'plate. Each ofthese flanges has an opening for allowing the double pin to passthrough.

The double pin consists of one continuous piece of wire. it forms therear portion g, which rests below the short tongue 1/, the twoloi'igitudinal members which are bent rectangularly thereto and a littledownward, being then practically parallel. They extend below the base orbody plate a and along its entire length nearly to the front ends of thecatches c c, where they are held tightly until the device is operated.The front ends of the double pin are pointed, as pins usually are.

A modified form of the protector is shown in Fig. The rear portion 1/ ofthe pin in this form is bent downward and forms a curved portion asshown in Fig. 5, while the rear portion in'eviously described, isstraight, as shown in Fig. 2L. This bond is made for the purpose ofallowing the short tongue (Z to be in one horizontal plane with thebody-plate. Hereby something like an eighth of an inch is6001'101TllZtd. The short tongue (I then rests on the bent portion y" ofthe double pin, as illustrated in Fig. 5.

in Fig. 6, /1 represents a portioi'i of a lot of dollar-bills clampedtogether by one of the usual clasps 2', which are provided with a ringj.This ring represents in this instance the ring on a watch.

The body may be stamped out of any kind of metal. preferably of brass,which may be electroplated. It is usually stamped out in the form shownin the drawings. However, the form or shape of the base-plate isimmaterial and may vary, for instance, for a safety device orwatch-protector designed for ladies use. In this instance the shape maybe, of course, more ornamental.

The operation of the device is as follows: Assuming that the protectoris to be worn in a vest-coat pocket for the protection of a gentlemanswatch, then the two longitudinal members of the double pin are releasedfrom the catches and the pointed ends forced through the lining withinthe pocket. Then the pinpoints, which extend beyond the lining, aresecured on the catches. Now the elongated spring-tongue is pressed down,whereby the projection of its front end passes through the opening inthe short tongue, leaving thus room for the ring of a watch to pass. henthe ring of a watch has passed between the ends of the two tongues,thenthe finger is taken away from the elongated spring-tongue, allowing sameto return to its normal position, so that its end rests below the end ofthe short tongue. The small projection on the long spring-tongue thenprevents the watch-ring from leaving the short space formed by the shorttongue (Z, whereby a moving of the watch in the pocketis madeimpossible. hen the watch has been secured in the described manner, thenthere is no possible chance of losing same, nor can it be stolen. Bypulling on the fob or watch-chain the watch cannot be released andstolen except the whole pocket would be torn out, which certainly wouldcall the wearers attention to the intended theft. If it is desired,however, to take out the watch and learn the time, then the wearersimply presses one finger against the long springtongue, and with theother fingers he takes out the watch. This is done in an easy, quick,and convenient manner. Likewise the watch is then as easily and quicklyreturned to the protector after the time has been learned. Forgentlemens use the protector'is horizontally secured in the vest-coat,while for ladies use it is preferably secured vertically on theshirtvice is operated quickly and easily and works very reliably.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. A safety device or watch-protector comprising abase-plate, an elongated springtongue thereon extending nearly over theentire length of same, a downward projection on the end of saidspring-tongue, a short tongue opposite the long spring-tongue bent upand around so that its front end overlaps the end of the base-plate, twocatches on one side of same and two side flanges on the other, allstamped out of one piece of metal and then bent, and means secured inthe flanges for attaching the device on garments.

2. A safety device or watch-protector comprising a baseplate, anelongated springtongue thereon extending nearly over the entire lengthof same, a downward projection on the end of said spring-tongue, a shorttongue opposite the long spring-tongue bent up and around so that itsfront end overlaps the end of same, two catches on one side of thebase-plate and two side flanges on the other, all stamped out of onepiece of metal and then bent, and a pin secured loosely in the flangesfor attaching the device on garments.

3. A safety device or watch-protector comprising a base-plate, anelongated springtongue thereon extending nearly over the entire lengthof same, a downward projection on the end of said spring-tongue, a shorttongue opposite the long spring-tongue bent up and around so that itsfront end overlaps the end of same, two catches on one side of thebase-plate and two flanges on the other, having each an opening near theends, all stamped out of one piece of metal and then bent, and a doublepin passing through the openings in the flanges and adapted to be caughtand released from the catches.

a. A watch-protector comprising a baseplate, an elongated spring-tonguethereon extending nearly over the entire length of same, adownward-projecting pin on the lower end of said spring-tongue, a shorttongue opposite the long spring-tongue having a small opening oppositethe projecting pin of the long spring-tongue and adapted to allow thepin to pass in and out during the operation of the device, the shorttongue being bent up and around so that its front end overlaps the endof the long spring-tongue, two catches on one side of the base-plate andtwo flanges on the other having each an opening near the ends, allstamped out of one piece of metal and then bent and a double pin passingthrough the opening in the flanges and adapted to be caught and releasedfrom the catches.

Signed at New York, N. Y., this 13th day of April, 1905.

NILS E. LANDIN. Vitnesses:

JAMES J. ASTARITA, Aexns SIMMONS.

